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Sunday ‘Zoom Church’—with no morning message!

21-Jan-2022 • Gary & Barbara Bauman

21-Jan-2022 • Gary & Barbara Bauman • blog: A2 Community Blog

How one Japanese congregation responded to the COVID-19 pandemic

WHEN I TALKED TO PASTOR...

How one Japanese congregation responded to the COVID-19 pandemic

WHEN I TALKED TO PASTOR YOSHIYA (JOSHUA) HARI, THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR FOR ASIAN ACCESS JAPAN, his church had already been dealing...

How one Japanese congregation responded to the COVID-19 pandemic

WHEN I TALKED TO PASTOR YOSHIYA (JOSHUA) HARI, THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR FOR ASIAN ACCESS JAPAN, his church had already been dealing with its own crisis before the coronavirus...

Sunday ‘Zoom Church’—with no morning message!

Home church: the new norm in Japan?

20-Jan-2022 •

20-Jan-2022 • • blog: Mission Network News

Japan (MNN) — In January 2020, a group of believers in Japan lost their church building. Little did...

Japan (MNN) — In January 2020, a group of believers in Japan lost their church building. Little did they know, God would use their “temporary solution” as a growth point when the pandemic turned the...

Giving challenge to expand not only met, but surpassed

12-Jan-2022 • Joe Handley

12-Jan-2022 • Joe Handley • blog: From the President

Dear Friends,
I have great news to share about the 2021 giving challenge issued to Asian Access by some...

Dear Friends,
I have great news to share about the 2021 giving challenge issued to Asian Access by some very generous financial partners last year!
...

Giving challenge to expand not only met, but surpassed

Raising Up Leaders who are Abiding in Christ

11-Jan-2022 • Joe Handley

11-Jan-2022 • Joe Handley • blog: From the President

Recently I was interviewed by Evangeline Hsiao for her podcast, Care Package for Japan...
The purpose...

Recently I was interviewed by Evangeline Hsiao for her podcast, Care Package for Japan...
The purpose of this podcast is to showcase how much God loves Japan through different stories of people....

Recently I was interviewed by Evangeline Hsiao for her podcast, Care Package for Japan...
The purpose of this podcast is to showcase how much God loves Japan through different stories of people. It is like God sending a care package to the...

Raising Up Leaders who are Abiding in Christ

Yearnings and Callings for 2022

06-Jan-2022 • Joe Handley

06-Jan-2022 • Joe Handley • blog: From the President

Happy New Year, Dear Friends!
This post is a little later than I had hoped because our family was...

Happy New Year, Dear Friends!
This post is a little later than I had hoped because our family was hit with the coronavirus variant over the holidays. We are deeply grateful for your prayers and appreciate...

A2 welcomes Prashan De Visser to council of reference

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 09 September 2021

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I couldn’t be more pleased to welcome Prashan De Visser to our Council of Reference. Asian Access exists to empower emerging young leaders and watching Prashan rise as a young man mentored by his father, Adrian De Visser who leads our work in Sri Lanka, to the international prominence and influence Prashan has today is so encouraging.

Prashan leads Global Unites, one of the most impactful youth movements in the world today, and his voice will help Asian Access as we look to the future and come alongside younger leaders for the future of the Church worldwide.

Prashan De Visser

Details: by Prashan De Visser; Category: Endorsements; 31 August 2021

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"Asian Access has invested in dynamic emerging leaders of the Church across the continent. I'm amazed at how God has used Asian Access to foster unity within the body of Christ in these nations. A2 convenes emerging leaders from various backgrounds of the church and provides a vibrant community of learning. This has inspired healing and reconciliation along denominational and ethnic lines in these countries. The local Church is stronger, better equipped and firmly committed to one another due to the ministry of Asian Access."

Prashan De Visser
Founder & President, Global Unites
Colombo, Sri Lanka

An Olympic Thank-You from Joe and Silk

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 12 August 2021

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Hello Everyone!

We want to thank you for your participation and support for our work in Japan.

As you probably know, all the work with the Olympics that we tried to do didn't happen. However, the last few weeks, God has done some amazing things, and that's still ongoing. People are praying. We're signing up people for a million hours of prayer! Can you believe that?

ASEAN appoints special envoy to Myanmar

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 10 August 2021

The header photo shows a protest in Yangon, Myanmar from February 2021. (သူထွန်း, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)

Myanmar (MNN) — On Sunday, fresh protests broke out against Myanmar’s military rule. They coincided with the anniversary of 1988 pro-democracy protests. Read more here.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has appointed a special envoy to Myanmar to deal with the post-coup violence wracking the country.

Eden Chen

Details: by Eden Chen; Category: Endorsements; 09 August 2021

kang_so-young 400px "Asian Access provides a needed service for businessmen and women in various countries to build community through high quality education but most importantly by providing the context for accountability, encouragement, and growth."

Eden Chen
Co-Founder & CEO, Pragma
Los Angeles

Eden Chen joins A2 Council of Reference

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 09 August 2021

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I’m pleased to welcome Eden Chen to our Council of Reference. We met a few years ago and his contribution to Asian Access has been multi-faceted. A few years in, after a few consulting opportunities, he taught for us in Taiwan as we were launching our A2.business community.

Since then, we’ve interacted several times most recently with him advising us on our Digital Platform. How timely too. Eden is a key player in the tech industry, having founded a few companies that are making a significant dent in that space.

Waiting… for God’s Perfect Timing

Details: by Joshua & Jessica Kidwell; Category: A2 Community Blog; 02 August 2021

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"We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps."
— Proverbs 16:9 (NLT)

In our hearts, we were confident that God was calling us to serve him in Japan. But we couldn’t do it without a significant team of supporters behind us with faithful prayers and financial gifts. It was hard to imagine how he would do it. It was 2016. Josh and I hoped to be in Japan within a year, but God had other plans.

Tokyo Olympics: the catalyst to change in Japan?

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 23 July 2021

Header image courtesy of Dick Thomas Johnson/Wikimedia Commons.

Japan (MNN) — The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are officially underway following today’s Opening Ceremony. Delayed by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the Games will run through August 8th. See a full schedule here. The Tokyo Paralympics begin August 24th.

Indonesia becomes Asia’s new COVID-19 hotspot

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 19 July 2021

The header image shows people getting tested for COVID-19 in Indonesia. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain)

Indonesia (MNN) — Indonesia has surpassed Brazil and India as the country with most new COVID-19 cases per day. Indonesia reported over 56,000 new cases on Thursday. However, a lack of adequate testing means the true numbers may be much higher.

Malaysians languish under COVID-19 lockdown

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 12 July 2021

Malaysia (MNN) — White flags are going up all across Malaysia as COVID-19 cases rise. They signal despair at a lockdown that began on June 1.

Since July 1st, people can’t leave their houses except to get basic supplies, and a curfew starts at 8 pm. Most businesses have to close, meaning no income for many people.

Freedoms in U.S., but Persecution Elsewhere

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 02 July 2021

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My friends,

I want to wish you all a very happy Independence Day this weekend! What a joy for those of us who are Americans to celebrate the freedoms we have in this world.

As one who works globally, I'm well aware of these freedoms. Every day, I seem to hear about the Persecuted Church. And we even have friends right now whose children are in custody. And it deeply impacts you when you know these things. It really makes you grateful for these United States—that we get to have these freedoms.

A2 Blogcentre email digest subscription is moving to follow.it

Details: by Jeff Johnston; Category: A2 Community Blog; 01 July 2021

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Dear Asian Access blog readers,

Just a quick blog post to let you know of an upcoming change. As a result of Feedburner's email delivery service shutting down today (July 1st), Asian Access is switching our email digest service to follow.it effective immediately.

For those of you who have subscribed to our blog posts, you should not get emails of Asian Access posts from Feedburner anymore, but starting with this message, you will receive them from follow.it. You may be asked to confirm your subscription.

Japan lifts state of emergency, debates Olympics attendance

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 21 June 2021

header image is a stock photo courtesy of Alex Smith/Unsplash.

Japan (MNN) — Will there be any fans in the stands at next month’s Tokyo Olympics? Event organizers could announce their decision as early as today.

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Giving challenge to expand not only met, but surpassed

MiddleEastNorthAfrica Nov2021b 800x450b Dear Friends,

I have great news to share about the 2021 giving challenge issued to Asian Access by some very generous financial partners last year!

Raising Up Leaders who are Abiding in Christ

care pkg for japan Recently I was interviewed by Evangeline Hsiao for her podcast, Care Package for Japan...

The purpose of this podcast is to showcase how much God loves Japan through different stories of people. It is like God sending a care package to the ones He loves in Japan!

Yearnings and Callings for 2022

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Happy New Year, Dear Friends!

This post is a little later than I had hoped because our family was hit with the coronavirus variant over the holidays. We are deeply grateful for your prayers and appreciate you for the way we journey together in life and mission.

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights.”
— James 1:17

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Merry Christmas Everyone!

The Christmas season each year highlights our heavenly Father's demonstrated love for us in sending his Son, the Light of the World. We are reminded that God initiates first and then invites us to respond to his love. And the incarnation of Immanuel—God with us—is the best and most perfect gift from above.